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Capitol Hill. December 9, 2010 – Three relatives of the eleven people slaughtered by the British Army in the Ballymurphy Massacre have taken their campaign for justice to Capitol Hill. The Massacre took place in the immediate aftermath of Internment, August 9,1971.Fr. Sean Mc Manus, President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, said: “ […]

FR. MC MANUS ON THE NEW CONGRESSIrish EchoNovember 10, 2010 The American democratic system is undoubtedly the finest in the world. However, every two years it causes the Irish National Caucus to “ reinvent thewheel” – or at least the Caucus stationery.You see, since 1980, we list on our letterhead the names of the “CongressionalFriends […]

Editor in Chief, Fr.Drew Christiansen, claims to,“ bear psychic scars inflicted by the organized defenders of injustice”. (“Of many things”. November 22). It’s a pity he didn’t get some of those scars from exposing and opposing British injustice against Catholics in Northern Ireland. As the former Director of the Office of International Justice and Peace […]

By Irish Echo Staff The Irish National Caucus seems to like governors whose names begin with the letter “O.” The president of the Capitol Hill-based D.C. lobby group, Fr. Sean Mc Manus, showed up at a fundraiser in Washington last Sunday to show support for Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland, who is running for re-election […]

Governor O’ MALLEY and Fr. Mc Manus Capitol Hill. October 25, 2010 — The President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, Fr. Sean Mc Manus, showed up at a fundraiser in Washington on Sunday, October 24 to show support for Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland who is running for reelection on November 2.“ Martin […]